Orphan Black
Orphan Black is a Canadian science-fiction thriller television series created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director John Fawcett and starring Tatiana Maslany. The series focuses on Sarah Manning, one of several genetically identical human clones, and later on some of the other clones. The series raises issues about the moral and ethical implications of human cloning and its effect on identity.
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| Composer | Trevor Yuile
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| Country of origin | Canada
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 5
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| No. of episodes | 50 (list of episodes)
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| Executive producer | Ivan Schneeberg
David Fortier Graeme Manson John Fawcett Kerry Appleyard |
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| Producer | Russ Cochrane
Alex Levine Claire Welland Tatiana Maslany Aubrey Nealon Mackenzie Donaldson Karen Walton Jay Prychidny |
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| Editor | Jay Prychidny
D. Gillian Truster Brett Sullivan Reginald Harkema Stephen Lawrence |
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| Running time | 43 minutes
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| Original release | March 30, 2013 –
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- Co-creator Graeme Manson has claimed he wants to make 8 seasons and a movie of Orphan Black.
- Tatiana Maslany said in an interview that she has a continuity team that keeps her from mixing up the characters. For instance, if she's doing a scene that has both Alison and Sarah in it and she's playing Alison, if the script tells her to roll her eyes, they make sure it's an 'Alison' eye roll and not a 'Sarah' eye roll.
- Co-Creator and Director John Fawcett has cited Memento (2000) as a major inspiration for Orphan Black.
- The show has a 'science consultant' who is called Cosima real life - like one of the characters. Her name is 'Cosima Herter'.
- To help her prepare to play her "clones", Tatiana Maslany created playlists and dances which she thought epitomised their character. She gave Cosima 'rave dance' (with glow sticks), Alison ballet, and Helena was kept private in her trailer.
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